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Head of top Sydney private girls’ school to retire after 30 years
The SCEGGS school board announced Jenny Allum would retire at the end of this year after serving as principal since 1996.
- Lucy Carroll
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‘Big breakthrough’: Private schools to disclose teachers’ extra hours under new deal
Private schools will need to be upfront with teachers about how many hours they will need to spend running extracurricular activities under a new pay deal.
- Christopher Harris and Lucy Carroll
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‘Demand is there’: Sydney private high school opens doors to years 5 and 6
Rosebank College will expand to take primary years, while an all-boys north shore private secondary school says opening primary grades is under “ongoing consideration”.
- Lucy Carroll
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‘Devastating and unimaginable’: Private school fined over student’s death after overseas trip
Lachlan Cook’s trip to Vietnam with Kilvington Grammar should have been a highlight of his school years. Instead, it led to his death when his diabetes was mismanaged.
- Caroline Schelle
The Melbourne suburbs facing the back-to-school crunch
As a million students return to their classrooms this week, schools are struggling to meet growing student demand.
- Noel Towell and Daniella White
How Melbourne’s selective schools stack up academically
The four select-entry public schools outperform many of their high-fee paying rivals – but are not without their critics.
- Alex Crowe
‘Tension is much higher now’: Jewish students told not to wear uniforms amid antisemitic attacks
An attack on a childcare centre in Sydney has increased security concerns for Jewish educators already on edge.
- Alex Crowe
9,729,900 days lost in one year: The shocking truth about our schools
A decline in attendance has been recorded in private, public and Catholic schools despite a post-pandemic uplift.
- Christopher Harris
Wealthy families dominate Melbourne’s best public schools
Select-entry government schools are supposed to be the great equaliser, but very few disadvantaged kids go to them.
- Alex Crowe
This prep pupil’s parents went through a rite of passage spanning generations. Now it’s his turn
A local institution nearly folded during COVID, but returned from the brink to serve another generation of schoolkids.
- Carolyn Webb
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